Framing and attaching means for windows



c. E; TAYLOR. v FRAMING AND ATTACHING MEANS FOR WINDOWS APPLICATIONFILED KM! 2. I917- Patented Mar. 22, 1921.

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Application filed March 2,

T 0 all who Ht it mag concern,

Be it known that l, Camus l5. TAYLon, a citizen of the United Fitates,resident of Los Angcles, in the county of Les Angelcs and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFraming; and ilttachin lifetime for ltindows; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appcrtains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in framing ano attaching meansfor Windows and more particularly tosuch as adapt able for use onautomobile tops,-one object of the inventioubeing to so constructdevices of the character specified that the parts thereof may be readilyconnected with. supporting means and removably secured together byfastening means which shall be concealed. 1

Witli this and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and. combinations of parts as hereinafterset forth and pointed out in the claims- In the accompanying drawings;Figure l is a view illustrating an application of my improvements; Fig.2 is a face view, with one of the frame members removed; 3 i is aninside face view of one of the frame members, Fig. 4 is a sectional viewon the line 4-4: of Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 is a section on the line 54-55 ofFig. 2.

' My improved frame and Window attach ing device may be made in anydesired shape but in the drawings I have shown the same as being oval. 1

1 1 and 2 represent the respective fraxr'ie members and ma comprisesheet metal strips and these rame members or strips may be made convexor of any other de sired contour to resent a neat appearance. Both framemem ers may be 'made concave cows: in cross section, and the frame moireber 1 may be provided with an interior flat base portion 3 from whichnumerous pointed teeth 4 may project, said teeth being caused topenetrate the material 50f the automobile .top, around the windowopening therein,

and then bent over as shownin Fig. 2, thus securing the frame member 1to sa1d material,

A plurality of button members 6 project from the base portion 3 of theframe memilpecificattion of Letters llutcnt.

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bar 1 and through the material 5, and the frame member 2 15 providedthereinwith a corresponding number of sockets 7 to receive the buttonmembers 6. Either the button members "8 or the Walls of the eccketsl maybe made resilient in ha-racter, so that When button members eng in thesockets, the two frame membe Will be removably secured together In thedrawings, 1 have shown the button heads as being solid and the Walls ofthe sockets split to cause the same to be resilient.

' Before the frame members are assembled as above stated, a trau arent"window El of glass, celluloid or otl' suitable mat rial will. be placedin posit to cover the window opening and me o held in place by suitableclips 9 secure her 11 it will be observed that when the frame membersare case ibled, the fastening means which unite'said rams members areWholly concealed by the latter, and that said frame members also act toconceal the fastening means whereby the device is secured to thematerial of the automobile top and also the fastening means whereby thetransparent WlIlfClOW 18 held in place Various changes might be made inthe details of construction of my invention,

Without departing from the spirit thereof or limiting its scope andhence I do not wish to restrict myself to the precise details herein setforth. v

Having fully desciiibed my invention. What I claim as new and lters-Patent, is

1. A device of the character described, comprising two frames to receivean edge portion of material of an automobile top and an edge portion ofa transparent pane between them, fastening devices carried by one of!said frames to engage said material, separate holding devices carried bysaid frame" to engage said pane and retain it in position thereon, andseparable fastening devices'havingtheir' respective members sc-' fill athe frame mom esire to secure by Lot- :said base frame provided betweenits edges with fastening devices to engage said cloth and secure thebase frame thereto, fastening devices secured to said base frame betweenthe edges thereof and adapted to engage said transparent pane, onemember of a plurality of separable fastening devices secured to saidbase frame between the edges thereof, and the other members of saidseparable fastening devices seeured to the covering frame between theedges thereof, all of said fastening devices being concealed by saidframes and between the respective edges of each of them.

3. A device of the character described, comprisinga frame hai'ing aninner base portion, teeth projecting from said base portion to securesaid frame to the cloth of an automobile top, clips secured to said baseportion for holding a window pane in place, another frame, meansseparably connecting the same to the first-mentioned frame, saidseparable frame concealing the connecting means for the frames and alsothe teeth and clips on the first-mentioned frame.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

CARRIE E. TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

V. R. BAUMI, R. S. FERGUSON.

